Interviews

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Creator Interview

GameSpy:
Regarding the droid character we've seen in concept art, what was the keyword for him? As mentioned talking about art, some characters are just a keyword and whatever turns out from that.

Blackman:
Um... comic droid sidekick?

GameSpy:
We were hoping for "surprisingly sinister droid sidekick."

Blackman:
Well, all I can say is that I feel like we found a way to... eh, we met with George several times and one of the things he stressed was outlining to us what he felt Star Wars was. Star Wars is about adventure, Star Wars is about drama, and Star Wars is about comedy. There's comedy in Star Wars and so there needs to be comedy in our game. So for as dark as the game is, in terms of the setup and the time period, and the fact that you're playing Darth Vader's secret apprentice, that you're out there fighting the last of the Jedi, we still need to find ways to infuse comedy.

We went through a lot of different ways; there are characters like your droid sidekick who will supply that. But I'm confident that the way that we're providing humor through the droid sidekick is new and different than anything you've seen in Star Wars before. He's a new, fresh character, I think, and he's got a different personality than the other droids you've encountered before. And other sidekicks that have been in the movies.